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Rossiya-24 television carried live coverage of the Proton-M rocket launch early Tuesday. The rocket carrying three satellites intended for Russia's GPS network veered off course, wobbled and burst into a fireball, crashing to the ground 17 seconds after liftoff.

Rossiya-24 television carried live coverage of the Proton-M rocket launch early Tuesday. The rocket carrying three satellites intended for Russia's GPS network veered off course, wobbled and burst into a fireball, crashing to the ground 17 seconds after liftoff. (NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP/Getty Images)

Rossiya-24 television carried live coverage of the Proton-M rocket launch early Tuesday. The rocket carrying three satellites intended for Russia's GPS network veered off course, wobbled and burst into a fireball, crashing to the ground 17 seconds after liftoff.